"One of my favorite young writer-directors has written this part specifically for me, so I am blown away by that. I can't wait to start."

The film will star Dustin Hoffman, Lily Tomlin and Catherine Deneuve as existential detectives. Wahlberg is cast as a New Jersey fireman who refuses to use anything that is operated by petroleum products.

"So I have to ride my bicycle behind the fire truck. But we live in a small town, so it is easy to get around."